Abstract photography is an artistic approach that prioritizes visual elements over recognizable subjects, focusing on shapes, colors, textures, and patterns to create images that evoke emotion and provoke thought. In this genre, the absence of clear subjects invites viewers to engage with the artwork on a deeper level, encouraging personal interpretation and exploration of the underlying aesthetics. Through abstraction, photographers can transform ordinary scenes into compelling visual narratives that challenge conventional perceptions and inspire creativity.
Michelle
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein
John Baldessari’s photograph titled “Wrong!” conveys a playful yet critical exploration of photography, suggesting feelings of frustration, humor, and defiance. By juxtaposing the word “Wrong” with a poorly composed image, he challenges traditional artistic standards and invites viewers to reflect on their own criteria for evaluation. The context surrounding the work—his commentary and the 1960s art scene—deepens our appreciation by shifting focus from aesthetic quality to conceptual engagement. This illustrates how a ‘bad’ picture can be ‘great’ when viewed through the lens of intent and context, revealing the complexities of artistic expression. 
This photograph exemplifies “bad” photography through several technical flaws that defy traditional compositional principles. Firstly, the use of a deep depth of field contradicts the conventional approach of employing a shallow depth of field to emphasize the subject. As a result, the distant boxes blend into the background, reducing their impact. Additionally, the leading lines within the image misdirect the viewer’s gaze, as they lead away from the main subject instead of toward it, obscuring the intended focus. Finally, the extreme angle from which the photograph was taken creates a sense of clutter, as the close proximity to the sofa distorts the overall perspective and spatial relationships. These elements contribute to a composition that feels disorganized and confusing, reinforcing the photograph’s designation as “wrong.”
This photo is wrong in terms of depth of field, leading lines, and perspective. To begin with, the image incorporates a confusing depth of field that fails to emphasize any particular subject. As a result, the lack of clarity diminishes the viewer’s ability to engage with the scene.
Moreover, the leading lines are ineffective, as they do not direct the audience’s attention toward a focal point. Instead of guiding the viewer to the main subject, the lines create a sense of disorientation, making it difficult to identify what should be the center of interest.
Finally, the perspective is flawed due to the extreme angle from which the photo was taken. This closeness to the foreground, particularly the sofa, creates a cluttered composition that overwhelms the viewer. Overall, these elements combine to produce an image that lacks clarity and focus.
This photo is flawed in terms of depth of field, leading lines, and overall composition. The inconsistent depth of field results in a lack of focus on any specific subject, with blurred elements in the foreground creating confusion for viewers. Additionally, the leading lines fail to guide the audience’s eye effectively, appearing scattered and disjointed rather than drawing attention to a central focus. This misdirection hinders the viewer from understanding the main subject of the photograph. Finally, the problematic perspective, due to the extreme angle, creates a sense of imbalance and introduces unnecessary clutter, detracting from the overall composition. These factors combine to produce an image that lacks clarity and coherence.
This photo exhibits several flaws in terms of depth of field, leading lines, and overall composition. The depth of field is inconsistent, making it difficult to focus on any specific subject, while the blurred elements create confusion for viewers. The leading lines, instead of guiding the eye effectively, appear scattered and disjointed, failing to draw attention to a central focus. This misdirection complicates the viewer’s understanding of the main subject. Additionally, the extreme angle of the perspective contributes to a sense of imbalance and introduces unnecessary clutter, detracting from the overall composition. Collectively, these factors result in an image that lacks clarity and coherence.
This photo suffers from low lighting, which significantly impacts its overall effectiveness. The darkness obscures details and creates a sense of mystery, but it also detracts from clarity. Important elements may be lost in the shadows, making it difficult for viewers to discern the main subject. The lack of adequate illumination results in an overall flatness, as the contrast between light and dark is minimal. This dim atmosphere might evoke certain emotions, but it ultimately hinders the viewer’s ability to engage fully with the image. Consequently, the darkness contributes to a sense of confusion rather than enhancing the composition.
This image is characterized by significant blurriness and distortion, which detracts from its clarity and impact. The lack of sharpness makes it challenging to identify the subjects, leading to confusion about what is being depicted. The motion blur suggests that the camera was in motion during the shot, contributing to a dynamic but chaotic feel. This might evoke a sense of energy or urgency, but it sacrifices detail and focus. As a result, viewers may struggle to engage with the image meaningfully, as the essential elements are obscured by the overwhelming blur. Overall, this lack of clarity undermines the photograph’s effectiveness.
This image features a plant prominently, showcasing its lush green leaves and structured form. The lighting appears soft, enhancing the natural colors and creating a fresh, vibrant feel. However, the angle of the shot is tilted, which may challenge the viewer’s perception and orientation. The background elements add context but are somewhat blurred, directing focus toward the plant itself.
While the composition captures the essence of the plant well, a more straightforward perspective could enhance clarity and engagement. Overall, the image effectively conveys a sense of life and vitality, albeit with some compositional quirks that could be refined.
This image appears to be somewhat blurry and tilted, capturing a scene that seems to include a person’s head and shoulder in the foreground. The background features a blue wall and hints of other figures or objects, but the lack of clarity makes it difficult to discern specific details.
The overall composition gives a sense of movement or action, but the blurriness detracts from the focus and impact of the moment. A more stable shot with clearer focus could enhance the viewer’s understanding and connection to the scene.
This image features a close-up of a textured surface, possibly a statue or sculpture. The detail highlights various elements, such as the contours and imperfections of the material, which may suggest wear or age.
The reflection visible in the surface adds an interesting dimension, creating a play of light and shadow that enhances the visual complexity. However, the angle is tilted, which could disrupt the viewer’s perception of the subject. A more straightforward perspective might provide greater clarity and focus on the intricate details of the piece. Overall, the image captures a textured and reflective quality that invites closer examination.
Works Cited
“Context – its about the title – Blog Post 1” ISB, https://dx.isb.cn/dash/#/classroom/648607/sections/lesson/344114/page/344116. Accessed 22 August 2024.
Baldessari, John “Wrong” Photograph. Dragon’s Exchange, ISB. Accessed 22nd August 2024, https://dx.isb.cn/dash/#/classroom/648607/sections/lesson/344114/page/344116/edit, 22 August 2024.
My character is a boy named John Green is a young colonist who grew up in America. He is living with his parents and elder brother. He was boned in 1754, and when the first during the first journal, he is 16 years old.
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In this revolution, the key events are Taxation, the First continental congress, the Battle of Lexington, The Declaration of Independence, the Continental Army Defeated the British, The Battle of Yorktown, changes and continues of the revolution, and why it is worth it. The American Revolution, which occurred between 1765 and 1783, was sparked by a number of factors, including disagreements between the British government and American colonists over issues such as taxation, representation, and individual rights. The colonists ultimately declared their independence from Britain in 1776, and the war that followed saw American forces fighting against the British army and navy.
The American Revolution had a profound impact on world history, as it helped to inspire other countries to fight for their own independence and autonomy. The principles of freedom, democracy, and human rights that were espoused by the revolution also had a lasting influence on subsequent political and social movements both in the United States and around the world.
Some events or crises that might trigger a revolution include disastrous wars or military defeats, the passing of unpopular laws, government resistance to reform, a rapid deterioration in economic conditions or standards of living, or an act of violence against the people.
Firstly, I decided to look up some examples of Chinese design patterns, and Chinese lamps. I looked through the images I want to trace and decided which to trace， which to leave, and which to add bridges. I always loved Chinese patterns, and I think it would look gorgeous if I made a Chinese lantern. I learned how to work fusion, editing them again and again to create the final product.
Once I found out what I want to trace for my project, I started to learn everything about fusion. The spline and trim tools come in most use throughout my designing process. There are lot of difficulties in the designing progress: Firstly, I am very slow with using the spline tool, making it very difficult to sketch out the lines. The most irritating problem of all is that I need to delete all the copied layers on top of the sketch. A super cool thing that really helped me was the circular pattern tool, it saved me a lot of time.
Looking up designs online
learning how to use the trim tool
Adding bridges to the design
Delete the copied layers
Finishing up on lightburn
For some tips to the incoming student: Stay calm with fusion, sometimes it is really annoying to do the editing to make your design look better. If I did this, I won’t smack my computer and sleep at 2’o clock. If I would, individually, chose some cool patterns instead of the crane design if could go back and do the class over.
I really challenged myself because I did the most complicated design in the class and spent the most time working on it. It would be better if maybe the teacher shows the process of making the design with a short video so the students can know what to do next. It would be better if we had more time and more classes.
This book is called “The Borden Murders” by Sarah Miller. This book is nonfiction, its topic is that Lizzie Borden was suspected of being the murderer of her parent’s death without much solid evidence.
In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes readers along as she investigates a brutal crime: August 4, 1892, the murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The suspect in the crime is Lizzie Borden (Borden’s daughter, Abby Borden’s stepdaughter), and the police made her the suspect without much solid evidence. At last, Lizzie attended a preliminary hearing, where she was authorized as not guilty.
There are 2 central ideas in the book:
- The central idea of The Borden murders is That Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her mother and father.
- Lizzie wasn’t judged based on facts or was proven suspect by closely examined
3 themes of this book.
- The quest for discovery and to base your view on people with facts, not bias.
- Don’t judge people just by rumour, and don’t gossip about people’s negatives.
- Nativism affects people in the town, which greatly delays the possible cure for the Borden’s wounds and the discovery of the guilty.
Me and Julie Fang designed a food utensil (a metal clip) for eating Chinese bread/ Chinese Burger. During our brainstorming part, we came up with 3 Ideas. I came up with 2 and my partner came up with 1. My first idea was inspired by my daily life: I’ve seen many people eating pasta and spread the sauce everywhere, and it is not very civilised, also twirling the spaghetti with the spoon and fork is too problematic. I think we can design a spoon with automatic twirler that can design a spoon with automatic twirler that twills the spaghetti. Another design I made was based on my grandpa, who is a Parkinson patient, because their hands shake without control, so it is hard to put food in their mouth. I designed a type of spoon that will enable a place will always stay up even though you shake your hands. My partner’s idea was also inspired in daily life. She realised that when she eats Chinese sandwich/burger, the meat and vegetable will slip out of the bread. She designed a clip that will clip everything together. At the end, we chose my partner’s idea because it is the most useful, and the one that will be most successful at making.
While designing our utensil, we receive feedback from our classmates. Most of my feedback from the students for the brainstorm and sketch are not very friendly, therefore we did not use it. For example, one of our feedback based on one of our drawings said “Nice boat”. This feedback cannot be applied firstly because it is an unkind discrimination to the drawing even though the drawing is quite easy to be misunderstood. Instead, the student could write this comment as a wish saying “It would be easier to understand if you sketched out a clearer drawing or provided a clearer idea “Secondly, this feedback cannot be applied because it does not clearly point out what we did appropriately and what is our insufficient. On the other hand, we noticed that our idea might be a bit immature, causing the inaccuracy within our sketches.
The strength of our utensil is that the material is very simple, and cheap to buy. This utensil is a great heat insulation, so we can still hold the bread when it is very hot. Also, this utensil’s main goal is to prevent the vegetable and meat from falling However, our utensil’s weakness is that some people may not face this problem, therefore some customers might not purchase this utensil.
This poem was created by the words of Richard Matheson, the article “Button, Button”. The conflict of this poem is external conflict between Arthur and his wife Norma. Arthur and Norma have different ideas. By 13 lines of this poem, Arthur clearly expresses his disagreement with his wife”‘What, Get the button back and push it? Murder someone? ” Especially the last 2 words “Murder someone?” shows that Arthur is standing on the side of ‘non-murder’. On the other side, Norma exclaimed”you still wouldn’t push the button? Fifty thousand dollars” Unlike Arthur, Norma is standing on the view of the result of money for this ‘unknown’ sacrifice of an ‘unknown’ person. Another example is that, in line 53, Norma said”Doesn’t it intrigue you?” “It offends me,” Arthur said,” This example clearly shows that Norma and Arthur’s ideas are contradicting: Norma wants to press the button that leads to wealth, while Arthur hesitates as pressing the button means murder to a stranger. There is also a conflict between the entice of money and the moral baseline of murder, even though it is a stranger. This could be the test of human nature, the test or a person’s moral baseline in front of the entice of money.
In this poem, the surface conflict is the argument of the two couples, but the deep hidden conflict is the internal confict between money and moral.
This poem’s background shows the difficulty of choice, one side dark and one side bright, meaning the two sides of the humanities nature. The button reflect the words of the originated article “Button Button”. The fire represent the conflict of choice.
In my infographic, I included the main idea for a Humanism as : Individualism, secularism, value and power of the individual, the importance of education and the studying the past to understand the present. For the first idea, I mostly agree with the idea of I think focusing too much on the individual self and not crowd view will separate the self to self instead of a team of ideas mixed together. Therefore I give my rating of 4. For the second idea, I totally agree mainly because the current society is not religious base, thus science make our lives more “reasonable” and unbiased. For the third idea, I agree very much as I also value the freedom and compatible with the rights of others. For the fourth idea, I agree with most of the idea that we should focus on the whole student , intellect and feelings, but I think the main focus on learning is the knowledge and cognitive learning. For the last idea, I also totally agree because learning history will give experience to you in the present, therefore not making the same mistake as before, making history repeat itself.
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